Recall

How it is used

Used both as a noun (a product recall) and as a verb (recall a product). Common reasons are undeclared allergens, pathogens and foreign bodies. A 'withdrawal' removes product from the supply chain before it reaches consumers. Companies test their procedure with mock recalls.

Example sentences

1. The company issued a recall after Listeria was found in two batches of smoked salmon.

2. Thanks to good traceability, we recalled only one day's production.

Common collocations

• product recall
• issue a recall
• voluntary recall
• mock recall
• recall notice

Related terms

• traceabilityThe ability to follow a food and its ingredients through every stage of production, processing and distribution, one step back to the supplier and one step forward to the customer.
• batchA quantity of product made at one time, under the same conditions and from the same materials, so that it can be identified and traced as one unit.
• allergenA substance, usually a protein, that can cause an allergic reaction in sensitive people, sometimes a severe one, even in very small amounts.
• food safetyThe practices and conditions that keep food free from hazards, so that it does not make people ill when it is prepared and eaten as intended.
• auditA planned, systematic check of a factory, its documents and its practices by an auditor to see whether they meet a standard, a customer's requirements or the law.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• recall · Software Engineering
• recall · Data Science & Analytics
• recall · Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
• recall · Automotive
• recall · Dentistry

More terms: Regulations and Standards

• good manufacturing practice
• Codex Alimentarius
• maximum residue limit
• food fraud